LARAMIE, Wyo. -- It’s no secret that the Aztecs like to ground-and-pound.

But on Saturday afternoon, SDSU (9-3 overall, 7-1 Mountain West) racked up a ridiculous 400 rushing yards in its 42-28 win over Wyoming.

That set the school record for most rushing yards in program history in the Division I era (since 1969).

The Aztecs' 2,750 rushing yards in 12 games also shattered the previous season record of 2,476 -- a total that was accumulated over 13 games. Oh, by the way, that record was originally set by the 1991 team… when a certain Marshall Faulk was a freshman.

Adam Muema accounted for 255 of the Aztecs’ 400 rushing yards against the Cowboys, and became only the ninth player in program history to notch at least two 200-yard games in a season.

His 255 yards marks the best performance by an Aztec running back since Larry Ned had 285 in 2001.

Muema now has 1,355 rushing yards on the season, and 16 rushing touchdowns.

The Aztecs finished with 564 offensive yards to Wyoming’s 382, and surpassed the 30-point scoring mark for the first time since putting up 39 against Nevada on Oct. 20.

Kazee lost; Pinkins shaken up

Amidst the excitement over SDSU’s championship-clinching win, the Aztecs suffered a loss of a different nature.

Senior tailback Walter Kazee went out of the game twice. Once when he was shaken up on the end of a run in the first quarter, and then again in the second quarter. This time, he got up limping, but seemed to have trouble putting weight on his right leg.

Kazee never returned to the game. Aztecs coach Rocky Long said afterward that he didn’t have any official word from doctors yet, but added that he suspects the prognosis isn’t good.

“I haven’t talked to the doctors, but the mood at halftime in the locker room was that he was done. You could tell. He was crying,” Long said.

Defensive back Eric Pinkins also came off the field limping at the end of a game. Pinkins collided legs-first with a metal barrier at the back of the endzone while defending a potential touchdown pass.

He appeared to be favoring his right knee, but Long said “I think he’ll be all right.”

Defense harasses the QB

The defense set registered a season-high six sacks for a loss of 49 yards in the Aztecs’ win.

Fresh off his 52-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Air Force, sophomore defensive end Everett Beed led the way again with two sacks.

Bowl update

Poinsettia Bowl associate executive director Mark Neville was in attendance at War Memorial Stadium. Poinsettia Bowl executives have been clear about their enthusiasm for an SDSU vs. BYU matchup in the Dec. 20 game at Qualcomm Stadium. But Neville said again Saturday that their hands are tied until the Las Vegas Bowl makes its selection.

Records, records and more records

Records fell like dominoes on the Aztecs’ championship-clinching night. Some of the more notable:

The Aztecs have now won nine games for the first time since Claude Gilbert’s 1977 squad finished 10-1.

The Aztecs’ seven-game win streak is their longest in a single season since 1977. It also matches a seven-game span from Nov. 15, 1980 to Oct. 10, 1981

With the win, Rocky Long tied Claude Gilbert for the most coaching wins ever (17) through a head coach’s first two seasons at SDSU.

Other notes

OL Japheth Gordon started at left guard for the first time since the Fresno State game on Sept. 29. Gordon nursed a bone chip in his foot for several weeks, and thereafter, had to beat out Riley Gault to re-earn his starting spot.

With Kazee out, redshirt freshman Chase Price saw his first game action since garbage time against Hawaii. Price finished with seven carries for 41 yards.

TE Adam Roberts – who caught the go-ahead two-point conversion in the Aztecs’ narrow win over Nevada – had his first career touchdown catch on a 6-yard pass from QB Adam Dingwell in the third quarter.

Dingwell set career highs with 19 completions and a 79.17 completion percentage. He finished 19-of-24 for 164 yards, with two touchdowns and one pick.